Responding to an essay by Karen Russell about compulsively watching the "plotless footage" from one's baby monitor, Michael Sacasas makes the point that "we monitor in order to relieve anxiety, but our anxiety is heightened by our monitoring. Put another way, we will grow anxious about whatever we are able to monitor." To the extent that social media has made me aware of myself, of opportunities to broadcast myself and monitor the responses, it has made me extremely anxious about who I think I am.
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Responding to an essay by Karen Russell about compulsively watching the "plotless footage" from one's baby monitor, Michael Sacasas makes the point that "we monitor in order to relieve anxiety, but our anxiety is heightened by our monitoring. Put another way, we will grow anxious about whatever we are able to monitor." To the extent that social media has made me aware of myself, of opportunities to broadcast myself and monitor the responses, it has made me extremely anxious about who I think I am.